The Virginia Railway Express is considering adding an express train at 5:05 each morning. At a public hearing on the proposed change in Fredericksburg last night, Dale Zehner the C-E-O of VRE said the express train would stop at L'Enfant Plaza instead of Union Station. The earlier train would have fewer stops. Zehner estimates it would be about 20 minutes faster. Zehner says most of the comments so far have opposed ending at L'Enfant. He says people who work near Union Station would be forced to change their commute. The train that ended at L'Enfant would start there on the return commute at night. A decision will be made on whether to make a switch by the VRE Operations Board next month. Zehner says, "If we do not do L'Enfant, there is no change in the current service for the foreseeable future." He says the express train would likely mean more room on other Fredericksburg Line trains. He says, “The following trains would be opened up."
Spotsylvania authorities are investigating a murder last night. Police were called to a home on Brent Tree Drive about 11pm. Authorities say Ronald Streeter was found...
The Virginia Employment Commission says the state's unemployment rate climbed higher during January but was still well below the national average. Virginia's seasonally adjusted jobless rate for January was 6.9 percent, up from the 6.8 percent rate recorded in December...
Virginia Tech police are investigating the resurfacing of threats of another mass shooting at the university in YouTube postings. Police said in an e-mail sent to faculty and students that at this time they do not believe the postings pose a threat against the school...
The General Assembly has passed sweeping reforms to the car title lending industry meant to protect borrowers from an endless cycle of debt while not going so far as to run the lenders out of the state...
The Navy is opening its second 24-hour child care center for military members in Hampton Roads. The Child and Youth 24/7 Center is scheduled to open Friday at Naval Station Norfolk...
Virginia lawmakers have approved bills that will expand the death penalty, making more people eligible for capital punishment in a state that already is home to the nation's second-busiest death chamber. A bill allowing the death penalty for those who kill auxiliary police officers now heads to Gov. McDonnell, who supports expanding the death penalty...
More than 450 couples applied for marriage licenses in DC during the first week they were available to same-sex couples. A Courthouse spokeswoman says the 466 applications received from both gay and straight couples is much higher than the 50 or so applications normally received in a week...
Young athletes who suffer concussions would be held out of sports games or practice under a bill that has passed the General Assembly and is on the way to the governor...
Virginia's General Assembly is the first in the nation to approve legislation that bucks federal health care reforms by banning mandatory health insurance coverage. Without debate, the House of Delegates voted 80-17 to accept Senate amendments to a bill that supporters say preserves Virginia's prerogatives as a state...
omg! Brocks tomorrow nite! Cant wait. Thurs are fun again! Great music by the way!
bill thanks for the dance lesson lol
